Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 4 Financial Crisis ()

According to my memory, Mexico's IPC index would fall on December 12, so Lu Shaohua entered the market in advance to make a grand slam and earn more money. Otherwise, it would be too late and it would be unknown whether he could enter the market at all.

Liu Mingzhang and the old man surnamed Feng received the order, looked at the time, and found that the stock market was almost opening, so they left their residence in a hurry without staying for long and rushed to the securities company to prepare.

After Liu Mingzhang and the others left, Lu Shaohua didn't react at all, as if nothing had happened. He still sat there in a daze, staring blankly at the TV screen in front of him which was not turned on, with a myriad of thoughts running through his mind.

This time when he came to Mexico to fight the financial crisis, Lu Shaohua had made all preparations and was ready to do a great job. However, the losses suffered by Mexico when it was hit by the financial crisis were not as great as those suffered by Japan, which suffered losses of more than two trillion US dollars. Instead, the losses were only hundreds of billions of dollars, which is completely not on the same level.

But then again, Lu Shaohua had never thought of making more than 420 billion US dollars from this financial crisis like he did in the last Japanese stock market crash. He would be satisfied if he could make more than 50 billion US dollars this time.

"Huh!" Lu Shaohua took a long breath and tried hard not to think about the result. After all, everything had just begun and there was still a long time before the end. No matter how Lu Shaohua guessed now, it was useless. Everything had to wait until the end to be judged by the results.

He got up casually, walked out of the big villa, and came to the small courtyard to breathe some fresh air. When he felt a little cold, Lu Shaohua returned to the villa to watch TV.

As they watched, they didn't realize how time passed. Soon, noon arrived. Liu Mingzhang and the others had not returned. Only Lu Shaohua, Li Shangkui and nine other people were left in the villa. They had lunch together and then watched TV idly.

In the evening, Li Zongen came back first and reported the situation to Lu Shaohua. When he was halfway through the report, Liu Mingzhang and the old man surnamed Feng also came back. After Li Zongen finished his report, Liu Mingzhang took over his words and talked about today's stock market situation.

"It's done." This was the first sentence Liu Mingzhang said. He glanced at Lu Shaohua and saw him nod indifferently, indicating that he should continue. Liu Mingzhang then continued, "All the 32 billion US dollars were put into the market with the margin system. They were divided into five teams. Except for the team directly under me, the other four teams each had 5 billion US dollars in funds."

Liu Mingzhang not only introduced the form of entry, but also explained the allocation of funds in detail.

"Yeah." Lu Shaohua nodded calmly, but didn't say anything. Lu Shaohua was always at ease with Liu Mingzhang's work. He had arranged everything today, and Lu Shaohua didn't feel strange at all. "That's good. The stock market will fall tomorrow."

Although Lu Shaohua's tone was a bit flat, he spoke with certainty, as if the Mexican stock market would really fall tomorrow.

Liu Mingzhang would never doubt Lu Shaohua's words. If he said the stock market would fall tomorrow, then it would definitely fall. It was not because Lu Shaohua was his boss that Liu Mingzhang believed him, but because every word Lu Shaohua had said over the years was correct, especially when it came to finance, Lu Shaohua had never made a mistake once. Therefore, Liu Mingzhang's trust in Lu Shaohua had reached a blind point and he would not have any doubts.

Since I believe Lu Shaohua's statement that Mexico's IPC index will fall tomorrow, how much will it fall? Although the results have not yet come out, Lu Shaohua's guesses have always been very accurate, so Liu Mingzhang also wants Lu Shaohua to estimate.

"How much will it fall?" Liu Mingzhang asked.

Lu Shaohua didn't rush to answer. He looked at Liu Mingzhang meaningfully and asked, "Do you want to make another bet? Well, this time the prize money will be tripled if you guess right, and no prize money if you lose."

"No." Liu Mingzhang refused straightforwardly. He had already made a bet once and lost. Liu Mingzhang didn't want to come to Mexico without making any money. That would be a waste of time.

"What? Are you scared?" Lu Shaohua said with a smile on his face and a provocative tone.

"Don't try to provoke me, it won't work on me." Liu Mingzhang paused and continued, "If I hadn't gotten married before, I would have definitely made the bet with you, but now I'm married and have a child. If I can't pay the money this time, my wife won't forgive me, so this provocation won't work on me."

It is no secret that Liu Mingzhang is afraid of his wife, at least it is no longer a secret within the Phoenix Group. However, Liu Mingzhang is proud of it, saying that he is afraid of his wife because he loves his wife and tolerates her, which makes everyone despise him.

"Tracheitis." Lu Shaohua said bluntly, but it was just a small episode after all, and Lu Shaohua didn't want to continue talking. His face was serious and he said, "Tomorrow Mexico's IPC index will fall by at least 6%."

Lu Shaohua's guess was not groundless. His memory told him that on December 1994, 12, Mexico's IPC index fell by 30%. However, Lu Shaohua did not give the detailed data, but used 6.26% instead, which was close to the truth.

"6%." Liu Mingzhang was stunned for a moment, then he became excited. The IPC index fell by 6%. How much money could they make by buying on the decline?

"Well, it will be a drop of at least 6%, no more, no less." Lu Shaohua repeated with certainty.

"Haha!" Liu Mingzhang laughed, his expression was very exaggerated, and finally said something incoherent. "Another chance to make a fortune."

Yes, it is another opportunity to make a fortune. It has happened three times before. Liu Mingzhang participated in the whole process, especially the attack on the pound in 1992. It was the first time that Liu Mingzhang took charge and led his troops to fight in the UK.

In response, Lu Shaohua smiled and said nothing. He chatted with them for a while and then urged them to go to rest.

The next day, Mexico's stock market was just as Lu Shaohua had said. By the close of the stock market in the afternoon, Mexico's IPC index had fallen by 6.26%. Just as Lu Shaohua remembered, everything went smoothly.

Things became simple next. Mexico's stock market continued to fall and slowly decline. Mexican stock investors complained bitterly, and international speculators also followed suit and rushed to speculate, causing the IPC index to fall even more sharply.

January 1995, 1 was another day of tragedy. International speculators took advantage of the situation and caused the Mexican stock market to fall even more sharply. In just one day, the IPC index fell by as much as 10%, which was a relatively large drop for the Mexican stock market.

The more the ipc index fell, the more beneficial it was for Lu Shaohua. Of course, the 5 billion US dollars mobilized by the country was also increasing. Upon hearing that the stock market in Mexico was falling, a senior official of the country would call the old man surnamed Feng every night to inquire about the situation, making it an extremely grand event.

However, Lu Shaohua did not say anything. If nothing unexpected happened in the current situation, then Lu Shaohua would have fulfilled the promise he had made to Mr. Deng. Lu Shaohua could finally let out the anger that had been pent up in his heart for several years.

"Today is January 1995, 1. We have been in Mexico for two months, but the battle is not over yet. There is still a long time to go. I hope everyone will not relax." Lu Shaohua's tone was extremely serious. It was not that he was looking for something to do, but he saw that Liu Mingzhang and the old man surnamed Feng were lazy every day. It seemed like they were just going through the motions all day. They went to the securities firm to deal with it, and then did nothing else. They lacked enthusiasm.

This is not a good situation. Lu Shaohua doesn't want to see this happen. Even if he knows what the outcome will be, Lu Shaohua will not allow Liu Mingzhang and others to have such emotions.

Seeing Lu Shaohua's meaningful words, Liu Mingzhang and the others were more self-aware. They smiled awkwardly and perked up, as if they wanted to tell Lu Shaohua that they would not behave like this again in the future.

Lu Shaohua was quite satisfied with Liu Mingzhang and his team's performance. He nodded and continued, "This battle may last another two months. You should be mentally prepared."

Now that things have come to this, Lu Shaohua might as well give them a hint so that they can be mentally prepared.

"Yeah." Liu Mingzhang was the first to nod his head.

Then, Li Zongen also nodded. As for the old man surnamed Feng, Lu Shaohua did not care about him and did not know whether he nodded or not.

"Yes." Lu Shaohua nodded, his eyes stopped at Li Zongen, and he gave an order. "Zongen, starting tomorrow, do your best to end the exchange rate speculation and get everyone to help Liu Mingzhang."

The peso exchange rate is almost there, and it's time to end it. It can't fall much further. Lu Shaohua really doesn't care about that little bit of money. It would be better for him to bring people over and focus on the stock market.

"Okay." Li Zongen agreed.

Lu Shaohua didn't say anything, but nodded calmly, turned to Liu Mingzhang, and instructed, "Mingzhang, get ready, let some of Zong En's people take over, and the two of you can focus on the stock market, and it will be easier."

"Okay." This is a good thing, it can relieve stress. Liu Mingzhang felt relieved and quickly agreed.

Seeing that the instructions had been given, Lu Shaohua had nothing more to say, so he prepared to ask them to go to rest first, but before he could finish his words, Li Shangkui walked over, holding a satellite phone in his hand, came to Lu Shaohua's side, and said softly, "It's a call from Shenzhen, it seems to be urgent."

Lu Shaohua didn't like to be disturbed when he was giving orders. Li Shangkui had been with him for so long that he knew his habits. But Lu Shaohua had to answer the call, so Li Shangkui had no choice but to take it.

Of course, Lu Shaohua also knew that Li Shangkui would not disturb him unless it was important. Now that he came, it proved that there was something urgent. He reached out to take the satellite phone, put it to his ear, and said, "It's me, Lu Shaohua, tell me what's going on."

"It's me, Chu Lei." Chu Lei on the other end of the phone introduced himself and then talked about what happened.

"I will return to China tomorrow." Lu Shaohua said expressionlessly, then hung up the phone and handed it to Li Shangkui. He glanced at Liu Mingzhang and said seriously, "I will return to China tomorrow. You will be in charge of this. I will call you when it is over."

Lu Shaohua didn't say what happened, but judging from his expression, it must not be a good thing.